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brown-nosing

brown-nosingnoun
Traduzioni
lèche-bottesFamilier ; désigne une flatterie servile ou une attitude obséquieuse pour en tirer avantage.
His constant brown-nosing of the manager irritated the rest of the team.
Sa lèche-bottes constante envers le directeur agaçait le reste de l’équipe.
Definizioni
The act of flattering or acting obsequiously toward someone, especially to gain advantage.
His constant brown-nosing of the manager irritated the rest of the team.
brown-nosinggerund / present participle
Traduzioni
lèche-bottesFamilier ; s’emploie pour qualifier une attitude de flatterie servile.
She gave a brown-nosing speech at the meeting, praising every decision of the CEO.
Elle a prononcé un discours lèche-bottes pendant la réunion, louant chaque décision du PDG.
Definizioni
Engaging in or characteristic of ingratiating flattery.
She gave a brown-nosing speech at the meeting, praising every decision of the CEO.
brown-noseverb

brown-nosing

Gerund

Informal and disapproving; usually means to flatter someone in authority for personal gain.
Traduzioni
flagornerSoutenu ; flatter servilement une personne influente pour en retirer un avantage.
He brown-nosed his way into the manager's good books.
Il a flagorné le responsable pour se faire bien voir.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
flatterSens plus général ; peut être utilisé quand l’idée de flatterie intéressée est présente.
Definizioni
to flatter someone in authority in order to gain favor or advantage
He brown-nosed his way into the manager's good books.
brown-nosenoun
Definizioni
a person who flatters someone in authority in order to gain favor or advantage; a sycophant
Everyone knew he was a brown-nose who praised the boss for a promotion.
brown-noseadjective
Definizioni
sycophantic; intended to flatter someone in order to gain favor
Her brown-nose comments annoyed the whole team.
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